Game Awards: Full Winners List

The best in gaming were honored Thursday night at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.

The fifth annual Game Awards were held Thursday night at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, celebrating the best in video games from the past year.

Leading the field this year were Sony Santa Monica's God of War and Rockstar's Red Dead Redemption 2, which both earned eight nominations, including for game of the year. Marvel's Spider-Man received seven noms, marking a stellar year for PlayStation, as both the superhero game and the aforementioned God of War are Sony exclusives.

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With both God of War and Spider-Man earning game of the year mentions, Sony accomplished what Nintendo did last year, having two exclusive titles up for the night's big prize. Nintendo took home the game of the year trophy for its The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, which bested a field that also included Super Mario Odyssey.

The free-to-play multiplayer shooter — and cultural phenomenon — Fortnite also received a number of noms (four), including for best ongoing and multiplayer game of the year.

Introduced at this year's Game Awards was the best content creator/streamer of the year category, which saw Tyler "Ninja" Blevins nominated. Ninja made headlines earlier this year when he was joined by music superstar Drake on a live Twitch stream of the game Fortnite.